2023 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management in the Plains States Region
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When it comes to choosing a college, students have a lot of options - but not all of them are good. College Factual was founded, in part, to help students make the decision as to what would be the best school for them. Our “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Turf and Turfgrass Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking is part of that endeavor.
Turf & Turfgrass Management is the 762nd most popular major in the country with 338 degrees awarded in 2021-2022.
Across the Plains States region, there were 46 turf & turfgrass management graduates with average earnings and debt of $0 and $0 respectively. At the associate degree level specifically, there were 38 turf & turfgrass management graduates with average earnings and debt of $38,161 and $15,228 respectively.
This year’s “Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Turf and Turfgrass Management Major in the Plains States Region” ranking looked at 4 colleges that offer degrees in a bachelor’s in turf & turfgrass management. The colleges and universities that top this list are recognized because their turf & turfgrass management program is one of the largest majors offered at the school.
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Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Turf and Turfgrass Management Major in the Plains States Region
The colleges and universities below are the best for plains states region associate degree turf and turfgrass management students.
Top 4 Most Focused Associate Degree Colleges for Turf & Turfgrass Management in the Plains States Region
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend State Technical College of Missouri. It ranked #1 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Turf and Turfgrass Management Major in the Plains States Region list. STC is a public institution located in Linn, Missouri. The school has a small population, and it awarded 13 associates’s degrees in 2021-2022.
With a freshman retention rate of 89%, the school does an excellent job of retaining its undergraduate students. The school has an impressive undergrad student loan default rate. It’s only 1.6%, which is much lower than the national rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Turf & Turfgrass Management at State Technical College of Missouri
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Southeast Technical College. It ranked #2 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Turf and Turfgrass Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Southeast Technical College is located in Sioux Falls, South Dakota and, has a small student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 9 associates’s turf and turfgrass management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 0.8%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read more about Turf & Turfgrass Management at Southeast Tech
Out of the 4 schools in the Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Turf and Turfgrass Management Major in the Plains States Region that were part of this year’s ranking, Iowa Central Community College landed the #3 spot on the list. Iowa Central Community College is located in Fort Dodge, Iowa and, has a medium-sized student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 6 associates’s turf and turfgrass management degrees to qualified students.
Full Iowa Central Community College Turf & Turfgrass Management Report
You’ll be in good company if you decide to attend Kirkwood Community College. It ranked #4 on our 2023 Schools for an Associate Highly Focused on Turf and Turfgrass Management Major in the Plains States Region list. Kirkwood Community College is located in Cedar Rapids, Iowa and, has a fairly large student population. In 2021-2022, this school awarded 10 associates’s turf and turfgrass management degrees to qualified students.
The undergrad student loan default rate at the school is 2.0%, which is quite low when compared to the national default rate of 10.1%.
Read full report on Turf & Turfgrass Management at Kirkwood Community College
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Notes and References
References
- The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of our data about colleges.
- Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
- Information about the national average student loan default rate is from the U.S. Department of Education and refers to data about the 2016 borrower cohort tracking period for which the cohort default rate (CDR) was 10.1%.
Read more about our data sources and methodologies
- *Avg Salary and Avg 4-Year Grad Rate are for the top schools only.
- Some schools otherwise deserving of recognition may have been removed from this ranking in the event that new data identified post-publication warranted it, or at the request of the school.
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